Matthew Kirk Private Studio Visit
May 3, 2026
Ridgewood, Queens. Address to be shared with RSVP.

Matthew Kirk’s (Navajo) painting and assemblage practice activates found materials to forge intuitive and diaristic connections with playful and critical potency. Kirk’s recent solo exhibitions include Skinnin’ The Game, Sundaram Tagore, NYC (2026) and All of Us. Both of Us., Bockley Gallery, MN (2025). Group exhibitions include Smoke in Our Hair, Hudson River Museum, NY (2025); The Brooklyn Artists Exhibition, Brooklyn Museum (2024); and Indian Theater: Native Performance, Art, and Self-Determination Since 1969, Hessel Museum of Art, NY (2023). Kirk’s work is collected by the Gochman Family Collection, Forge Collection, Eiteijorg Museum, and others. Kirk was born1978 in Ganado, AZ, and spent most of his youth in Racine, WI. He has lived in NYC for nearly two decades and is currently based in Queens.
Image credit: Courtesy of Matthew Kirk
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